Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
Sly but not slick - Jim Hanvey tops them all! Guy Kibbee ....his most loveable role!
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful owner, and he winds up involved in a murder in which an innocent man is framed.

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Cast

Guy Kibbee Guy Kibbee As: James Woolford 'Jim' Hanvey
Tom Brown Tom Brown As: Don Terry
Lucie Kaye Lucie Kaye As: Joan Frost
Catherine Doucet Catherine Doucet As: Adelaide Frost
Edward Gargan Edward Gargan As: O. R.Smith
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Storyline

Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful owner, and he winds up involved in a murder in which an innocent man is framed.


Tagline: Sly but not slick - Jim Hanvey tops them all! Guy Kibbee ....his most loveable role!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Mystery, Action, Crime, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 05 April 1937

Country: US

Runtime: 71m

Company Credits

Company: Republic Pictures

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Cast

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

James Woolford 'Jim' Hanvey

Tom Brown

Tom Brown

Don Terry

Lucie Kaye

Lucie Kaye

Joan Frost

Catherine Doucet

Catherine Doucet

Adelaide Frost

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

O. R.Smith

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Romo

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Mrs. Tom Ellis

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Dunn

Kenneth Thomson

Kenneth Thomson

W. B. Elwood

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Herbert Frost

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Lambert

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Davis

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Editor

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Sheriff Garrett

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Taxi Driver

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

Pete

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Brackett

Richard Beach

Richard Beach

Bit (uncredited)

William Benedict

William Benedict

Copy Boy (uncredited)

Lillian Elliott

Lillian Elliott

Society Woman (uncredited)

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Noisy Neighbor (uncredited)

Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Bit (uncredited)

Gladys Gale

Gladys Gale

Society Woman (uncredited)

June Johnson

June Johnson

June (uncredited)

Dick Rush

Dick Rush

Policeman (uncredited)

Directed By

Phil Rosen

Phil Rosen

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Walter Compton

Walter Compton

Publicist

Joseph Krumgold

Joseph Krumgold

Associate Producer

Albert E. Levoy

Albert E. Levoy

Producer

Edited By

William Morgan

William Morgan

Editor

Murray Seldeen

Murray Seldeen

Supervising Editor

Costume and Makeup

Eloise

Eloise

Costume Design

Eugene Joseff

Eugene Joseff

Costume Design

Sound

Terry Kellum

Terry Kellum

Sound Engineer

Harry Grey

Harry Grey

Music Supervisor

Arthur Knowlton

Arthur Knowlton

Orchestrator

Alberto Colombo

Alberto Colombo

Original Music Composer

Clarence Wheeler

Clarence Wheeler

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jack A. Marta

Jack A. Marta

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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